John Garamendi: “Let me give you a very brief example of that connection. The community colleges across this Nation are one of the very…”

“Let me give you a very brief example of that connection. The community colleges across this Nation are one of the very best places for people to get specific job training. When the community college is connected to the business communities, the business community can directly affect the educational program that that community college is providing, making the education pertinent to the employer so that when that employee finishes or when that worker finishes the community college program, they are specifically ready. I was listening this last weekend when I was back in California to a local radio station talking about the way in which the community college and the employers are working together to educate unemployed construction workers, preparing them for the solar industry so that they knew how to install solar photovoltaic, so that they could be the salespersons, so that they can do the audits that are necessary, and those people would be immediately prepared. Now, the problem is the community colleges across this Nation are running out of money.”